Russia launches 105 drones and two missiles overnight; Kyiv death toll rises to 30
Russia launched two guided missiles and 105 attack drones at Ukraine overnight on July 2-3, with air defenses intercepting 83 targets. The death toll from Russia's July 2 attack on Kyiv has increased to 30.
Russia launched two guided missiles and 105 attack drones at Ukraine overnight on July 2-3, with air defenses intercepting 83 targets. However, one missile and 21 drones struck 16 locations across the country. Meanwhile, the death toll from Russia's July 2 missile and drone attack on Kyiv has increased to 30, following the recovery of three additional bodies from a damaged residential building in the Darnytskyi district. On the front lines, Ukraine's General Staff reported 273 combat engagements on July 2, with Ukrainian forces repelling 39 assaults in the Pokrovsk direction, 32 in Huliaipole, and 30 in Sloviansk.
Sources: Українська правда, Громадське, Радіо Свобода
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